Meet Our Key Players

Our executive team brings decades of leadership, passion, and vision to ATPL—an organization of pickleball leagues working together to grow the game and create pathways from local play to national competition.

Alexa Erjavic
APPL Presiding Director

Alexa is the Presiding Director for the APPL Board of Directors. Alexa has been active to ensure our communications, processes, assimilation and tools are effective for our players and volunteers over the past few years.

Priscilla Scott
APPL Secretary/Treasurer

Priscilla has played an important role in the development and growth of the APPL Southern Region. She is a leader in general pickleball growth with her involvement in the Tucson Area Pickleball organization.

Carol Barron
West Valley Region Director/Media Relations

Also here since the organization’s beginning, Carol was largely responsible for the formation of the APPL West Valley region. Carol also serves as our APPL Media Relations contact and our USA Pickleball liaison.

Chuck Davis
Strategic Business Development Director

Chuck, with a professional background in business development, helped launch APPL’s 65+ division as a League Coordinator, drove record growth as Southern Region Director, and now focuses on advancing the league’s strategic partnerships and expansion.

Greg Mather
Executive Advisor

Founder of Arizona Pickleball Player’s League, Greg now serves as the organization’s Executive Advisor.

Brenda Aly
APPL Web/Systems Administrator

Managing the maintenance and updates to APPL's website as well as all APPL regional websites, Brenda has been largely responsible for making our software systems interfaces user friendly and easy to learn and navigate.

Scot Ritchie
Southern Region Director

Scot has been a driving force in APPL from the start, first serving as a League Coordinator while also taking on the responsibilities of Venue Manager, all while captaining one or more teams every season without fail. His commitment, experience, and leadership now fuel his role as Southern Region Director, where he is dedicated to strengthening and expanding the region.

Steve Engel
East Valley Region Director

Steve has been a cornerstone of APPL since its early East Valley Interclub League (EVIL) days. An accomplished player, dedicated captain, and experienced League Coordinator, he now brings his leadership and passion to help elevate the East Valley Region to new heights.

Jon & Coralee Peake
White Mountain Region Directors

Coralee began playing APPL in the East Valley in 2019, with Jon joining in 2021. Since then, they have captained multiple teams and, in 2022, brought their leadership to the White Mountain Region—helping launch the Lakeside program and later returning to Show Low to guide teams across all divisions. Today, they serve as Regional Directors, dedicated to supporting and growing the White Mountain pickleball community.

Christa Terhufen
Flagstaff Region Director

Christa discovered her passion for APPL in 2022 while playing on her first team in the East Valley—it was love at first sight. Since then, she has competed every year and has served as a team captain for the majority of that time. A Flagstaff resident for nearly 40 years, Christa played a key role in bringing the APPL League up the mountain for its inaugural Summer 2026 season. What she values most about the league is the camaraderie, the competitive spirit, and the lasting friendships that have grown from time spent on the court.

Steve Engel
EVR Regional Director

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Venue Manager

Tom Wilson
EVR Men’s 50+, 65+ Division League Coordinator

Deb Albert
EVR Women’s 50+, 65+ Division League Coordinator

Josh Cohen
EVR Men’s, Mixed Open League Coordinator

Autumn Morgan
EVR Women’s Open League Coordinator

Andy Stowe
EVR Mixed 50+, 65+ Division League Coordinator

Carol Barron
WVR Regional Director

Brenda Aly
WVR Support Admin

Valerie Compton
WVR Player Seeking a Team Coordinator

Tom Bottorf
WVR Men’s Division League Coordinator
WVR Venue Relationship Manager

Carol Acker
WVR Women’s Division League Coordinator (4.0,4.5)

Gretchen Bender
WVR Women’s Division League Coordinator (3.5)

Janet Gannon
WVR Women’s Division League Coordinator (3.0)

Denise Lopez
WVR Mixed Division League Coordinator

Jon & Coralee Peake
White Mountain Regional Director

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CGR Regional Director

Scot Ritchie
SR Regional Director, SR League Coordinator (2.5, Quad)

Jan Garcia
Appeals Coordinator

Elise Souter
SR Player Seeking a Team Coordinator

Rich Hansen
Court Venue Coordinator

Debbie Delaurentis
Captain Training

JT Westling
SR League Coordinator (Open – 18+)

Raz Rasmussen
SR Men Division League Coordinator (50+, 65+)

Rick Heine
SR Men Division League Coordinator (70+)

Lisa Lawless
SR Mixed Divisions League Coordinator (50+, 65+)

Nancy Cuzman
SR Women Divisions League Coordinator (3.0, 50+, 65+)

Suzanne Remington
SR Women Divisions League Coordinator (3.5-4.0, 50+, 65+)

Karen Kelly
SR Women Divisions League Coordinator (70+)

Christa Terhufen
Flagstaff Regional Director, League Coordinator Men & Mixed Division

Nancy Thomas
Women’s Division League Coordinator

“The West Valley APPL league play was a great way for us to meet players from other resorts and have some very competitive pickleball play too. We are excited about creating more teams from Happy Trails this year, and look forward to another fun year of pickleball play.”

Bill Knopp (West Valley Region Team Captain, Happy Trailers)